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St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Roosevelt Island, NY
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As time went by, more buildings went up and in place of streamlining all people, the poorer ones were segregated and more luxury buildings were created. The dream of Utopia seemed to disappear. One saving grace is the nearness of the United Nations and the number of UN workers who live here. Thus, the multi-national, multi-cultural nature of the community persists. Throughout all the transition, St. Cabrini Parish continues to grow. More young people who are interested in participating in our Catholic Life here have surfaced and are contributing to a “new face”. They are volunteering in music ministry, religious education, liturgical roles, etc. St. Cabrini Parish is alive and well! Two incidences lately motivated me to write this article. The Australian delegation at our Assembly had visited NYC and had no idea we even existed! A few weeks later, two of our missioners visited here for Mass and dinner. One missioner was totally surprised to read St. Cabrini Parish on our books for Sunday liturgies. We continue to share the New York State Building of Good Shepherd Center on Sundays. We have our store front chapel where the Blessed Sacrament is present and weekday Mass is celebrated. An “extra” for St. Cabrini/Roosevelt Island is the memory that our sisters ministered here in the days that it was Blackwell Island – coming on Sundays to visit prisoners and hospital patients. It is another “extra” that many parishioners have responded to the call to become Cabrini Companions. Two of us MSCs continue to live here and minister as volunteers in being a pastoral presence and other ways. We are open to visitors from the Cabrini Family. |
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